Drug Counselor Accused of Taking Bribe in Rockland

Drug counselor accused of taking bribe in Rockland

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

Rockland courts oversee Drug Treatment Alternatives to Prison program, which targets repeat felony offenders needing substance abuse treatment. Others were involved with Rockland Drug Court, which provides in-patient treatment for people accused of …
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Community corrections center Renewal steers ex-convicts to homes, jobs

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

The law expands eligibility for nonviolent drug offenders who need treatment to enter community corrections centers, and sends nonviolent parole violators to the centers rather than prisons. It also bans people convicted of some misdemeanors from being …
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First defendant in Grand Forks synthetic drug case sentenced

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

Fox told Erickson he has had a lifetime of abusing alcohol and drugs and wants to get his life straight during his prison term, including going through treatment programs that could shorten his sentence. Fox faced a drug conspiracy charge with a …
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